Tewkesbury

Number of seats: 2 seats 1832-1868
County (pre 1974): Gloucestershire
County (post 1974): N/A
Authority (1995): N/A
Constituent Country (or Nation): England
British Parliamentary Election Results 1 (ed. FWS Craig): 170
British Parliamentary Election Results 2 (ed. FWS Craig): 272
British Parliamentary Election Results 3 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
British Parliamentary Election Results 4 (ed. FWS Craig): Not specified
Formed 1832
Disbanded 1918
Notes: Full name (in Craig 2) Gloucestershire, Tewkesbury. Constituency of same name reformed 1997.

Elected Members

  1. Charles Hanbury-Tracy

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: None known
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1837
    Date of exit: 24 July 1837
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: First elected for this constituency in 1831.
  2. John Martin

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 10 December 1832
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1835
    Date of exit: 6 January 1835
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  3. William Dowdeswell

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1835
    Date of election: 6 January 1835
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1847
    Date of exit: 29 July 1847
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  4. John Martin

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1837
    Date of election: 24 July 1837
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1859
    Date of exit: 28 April 1859
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  5. Humphrey Brown

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1847
    Date of election: 29 July 1847
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1857
    Date of exit: 27 March 1857
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  6. Frederick Lygon

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1857
    Date of election: 27 March 1857
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1863*
    Date of exit: c. 1863*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit October 1863; resigned to contest by-election at Worcestershire Western
  7. James Martin

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1859
    Date of election: 28 April 1859
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1865
    Date of exit: 11 July 1865
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  8. John Yorke

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1864*
    Date of election: 9 February 1864
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1868
    Date of exit: 17 November 1868
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  9. William Dowdeswell

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1865
    Date of election: 11 July 1865
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1866*
    Date of exit: c. 1866*
    Nature of exit: Resignation
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Exit before 20 March 1866; resigned to contest by-election at Worcestershire Western.
  10. Edmund Lechmere

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1866*
    Date of election: 20 March 1866
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1868
    Date of exit: 17 November 1868
    Nature of exit: Electoral defeat
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  11. Richard Martin

    Party: Liberal
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1880*
    Date of election: 12 July 1880
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1885
    Date of exit: 24 November 1885
    Nature of exit: Relocation / defeat
    Party: Liberal
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: Defeated contesting Chelsmford at 1885 General Election.
  12. John Yorke

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: 24 November 1885
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Continuation
    Year of exit: 1886
    Date of exit: 1 July 1886
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  13. John Dorington

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1886
    Date of election: 1 July 1886
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: Re Entry
    Year of exit: 1906
    Date of exit: 12 January 1906
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  14. Michael Hicks-Beach

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Area
    Year of election: 1906
    Date of election: 12 January 1906
    Nature of election: General election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1916*
    Date of exit: 23 April 1916
    Nature of exit: Death
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None
  15. William Hicks-Beach

    Party: Conservative
    Constituency connections: Direct
    Year of election: 1916*
    Date of election: 16 May 1916
    Nature of election: By-election
    Nature of service: First Entry
    Year of exit: 1918
    Date of exit: 14 December 1918
    Nature of exit: Retirement
    Party: Conservative
    Sponsorship: None known
    Notes: None

Other candidates

  1. William Dowdeswell

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1832
    Date of election: 1832-12-10 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Conservative
    Notes:
  2. Robert Lister

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1910¹
    Date of election: 1910-01-15 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  3. Robert Lister

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1910²
    Date of election: 1910-12-03 00:00:00 UTC
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  4. Godfrey Samuelson

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1885
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes:
  5. Godfrey Samuelson

    Connection with constituency: None known
    Year of election: 1892
    Date of election: Not specified
    Nature of election: General election
    Party: Liberal
    Notes: